LYON, FRANCE - DECEMBER 08: A general view from the highest tower of the Basilica of Fourvieres, during the Festival of Lights on December 8, 2013 in Lyon, France. (Photo by Bruno Vigneron/Getty Images)

The Day Nina Simone Stopped Singing
Raised on Baudelaire, A Clockwork Orange, and fine Bordeaux in 1970s Lebanon, Darina Al-Joundi was encouraged by her unconventional father to defy all taboos. As the bombs fell, she lived an adolescence of excess and transgression, defying death in nightclubs. The more oppressive the country became, the more drugs and anonymous sex she had, fueling the resentment by day of the same men who would spend the night with her. As the war dies down, she begins to incur the consequences of her lifestyle. On his deathbed, her father's last wish is for his favorite song, "Sinnerman," by Nina Simone, to be played at his funeral instead of the traditional suras of the Koran. When she does just that, the results are catastrophic.
In this dramatic true story, Darina Al-Joundi is defiantly passionate about living her life as a liberated woman, even if it means leaving everyone and everything behind.

SAINT-ETIENNE, FRANCE - JANUARY 26: 'Untitled', Joel Shapiro as part of 'The New York Moment', an exhibition of American art from the 1960s to present day that will run from January 18 to May 18 at Musee D'art Moderne, on January 26 2014 in Saint-Etienne, France. (Photo by Bruno Vigneron/Getty Images)

National Museum of Natural History, Paris.
The Gallery of Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy is a part of the French National Museum of Natural History. It is situated in the Jardin des Plantes in Paris near the Gare d'Austerlitz.
Photos: Bruno VIGNERON/Maya-Press

The Fogueres de Sant Joan is the city’s most important celebration, and is officially declared as of International Tourist Interest.
Its origin lies in the tradition of burning useless objects with the arrival of the summer solstice. Throughout the city, over 200 large satirical papier mâché statues are set up.
These will go up in smoke on the 24th June during the spectacular Night of Burning or Noche de la Crema, alongside the popular Banya or soaking as firefighters put out the blazes.
The celebrations include events such as the Mascletas (a stunning fireworks and firecrackers competition held from the 4th to the 24th in the Plaza de los Luceros square at 2pm)
"Feria", which originally referred to an often agricultural economic event, still means "fair".
In the field of leisure activities , a "feria" is always attached to bullfighting shows, and the festivities that accompany bullfights.
The origin of the fair is always linked to a votive festival, like the Feria de San Isidro, patron saint of the city of Madrid.
Feria pays tribute to a farmer who did charity with his wife Maria Torribia, although they themselves were in the greatest destitution (1080-1172).
In the mid-nineteenth century, many gypsy women farmers began attending these fairs in their long, hand-made dresses from old clothes.
They were often decorated with ruffles to make the simple fabrics more beautiful and more aesthetic.
There are also ferias in Latin America (Mexico, Peru, Colombia and Venezuela).
In Mexico, the largest fair is San Marcos National Fair, the oldest in the country.
Its first edition took place in 1604.

Marin is just 21 years old.
One year ago, in Lyon, he was wildly assaulted because he was defended a couple which was insulted. Today, he is still treated in a re-education center in Switzerland.
Since the assault, an unexpected solidarity was organized, in particular on the social networks.: hundreds of thousands unknown brought their support to Marin, to refuse the fate.
To thank all these people , a concert was organized on Saturday, November 25th in Decines.
The revenues of the evening will be put back to the association " La tête haute, je soutiens Marin "
Walery Doumenc, an artist of Lyon, has been the 1st to propose a record in homage to the young man.
All the sales of this record also go to the association.